I have been struggling with the role of disabilities simulation activities for many years. Five days at the Access Israel Conference, where such activities were handled thoughtfully, sensitively and ...

"My diving bell becomes less oppressive, and my mind takes flight like a butterfly," Jean-Dominique Bauby wrote in his agonizingly beautiful account of living with severe disabilities, The Diving Bell ...

METRO DETROIT — Being able to drive a car is something many of us take for granted. For some, it can be a struggle. However, now there is a new tool that can safely test a person's ability to get ...

Kaitie Francis was always told they would never be able to drive a car, but their dream of hitting the road is now much closer to becoming a reality. The 20-year-old is just one of 20 people who have ...

Professionals in the fields of education and rehabilitation psychology have long used disability simulations to try to promote understanding and improve attitudes about persons with disabilities. To ...

UAB Disability Support Services presents its first Disability Experience event the week of April 10. UAB students, faculty and staff have volunteered to experience a disability simulation, ranging ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — It was a life-changing field trip for dozens of students in Jefferson and Harrison counties on Friday. Instead of imagining what it would be like to lose their vision, sight, ...

Shoulders hunched, brows furrowed and fingers clenched on No. 2 pencils, nine adults seated at a table paint a portrait of anxiety. In unison, they lean forward, aiming ears at a loudspeaker as they ...

UAB Disability Support Services presents its first Disability Experience event the week of April 10. UAB students, faculty and staff have volunteered to experience a disability simulation, ranging ...

In the history of psychology, some of the deepest insights have come from asking a deceptively simple question: What if you could step into someone else’s skin? For decades, psychologists have tried ...